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charades

/ʃəˈreɪdz/ /ʃəˈrɑːdz/

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noun

Шарады

A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

Examples :

"During the family game night, we played charades, where each syllable of "watermelon" was acted out before someone guessed the whole fruit. "

Во время семейного вечера игр мы играли в шарады, где каждый слог слова «арбуз» разыгрывался, прежде чем кто-то угадывал весь фрукт.

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noun

Раунд игры в шарады

A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

Examples :

"Maria's charades during the party were hilarious, especially the one where she pretended to be a mime trapped in a box. "

Шарады Марии во время вечеринки были очень смешными, особенно та, где она притворилась мимом, запертым в коробке.

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noun

Плохая пьеса, пародия

A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.

Examples :

"The school play was supposed to be a serious drama, but the actors' exaggerated gestures and silly expressions turned it into a complete charades. "

Школьная пьеса должна была быть серьезной драмой, но преувеличенные жесты и глупые выражения лиц актеров превратили ее в настоящую пародию.

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noun

Притворство, обман

A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use.

Examples :

"This whole charade is absurd."

Вся эта притворство абсурдно.

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noun

Шарады

A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.

Examples :

"We played charades at the party, and everyone had fun acting out different movie titles. "

Мы играли в шарады на вечеринке, и всем было весело изображать разные названия фильмов.

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